Finance Assistant: Payroll & Cashflow Specialist

Pure Resourcing Solutions; Rayleigh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to support day-to-day finance operations, payroll coordination, cash management and month-end tasks. The role partners with the finance team and a payroll bureau to ensure accurate processing and timely management information.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on accounting experience, strong Excel skills and attention to detail. The position is office-based, 08:00-16:00, Monday to Friday, with flexibility possible and clear

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounting environment with payroll exposure.
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables and lookups.
• Excellent attention to detail and organisational abilities.
• Experience communicating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate cash book postings.
• Prepare and reconcile bank accounts.
• Support the management of daily cash transactions.
• Act as the main liaison with the external payroll bureau.
• Process starter, leaver and employee change information.
• Verify timesheets and variable pay data for payroll submission.
• Assist with work-in-progress calculations.
• Prepare monthly accruals and journals.
• Maintain and reconcile the prepayments schedule.
• Complete balance sheet reconciliations.
• Analyse profit and loss accounts and investigate variances.
• Produce ad hoc reports and financial analysis.

Skills

Excel (Pivot Tables / VLOOKUP / XLOOKU

Payroll experience

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Stakeholder communication

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions is seeking a proactive Finance Assistant to support day-to-day finance operations, payroll coordination, cash management and month-end tasks. The role partners with the finance team and a payroll bureau to ensure accurate processing and timely management information.

The ideal candidate will bring hands-on accounting experience, strong Excel skills and attention to detail. The position is office-based, 08:00-16:00, Monday to Friday, with flexibility possible and clear